Brackmills Railway in Northampton may reopen as Tramway debate about Northampton Bedford Tramway or Railway whatever for its already a good Railway?

Many of Northampton's residents might not know about the disused Brackmills track. It runs out the bottom of Northampton railway station and pivots under Towcester Road before it runs all the way to Great Houghton and beyond. But it hasn't carried passengers in decades.

But now, a transport group says the line should be dusted off and put to work to create a park-and-ride to shuttle residents to Brackmills, the Waterside Campus and town centre like a tram.

Richard Pill of the English Regional Transport Association (ERTA) said: "We just want the council to commission a survey and see if it's viable. It could give residents so many more choices."

Now, Richard says the existing route could be brought back to life and put to work as a shuttle service between town centre and Great Houghton - with stops to connect Brackmills, the Waterside Campus, Far Cotton, and the 500 new homes set to come.

Richard said: "With the creation of a park-and-ride parking lot, people could even park outside of town and shuttle into the town centre of the line and take the pressure off of the urban area.